Precious Blizzard

My precious Blizzard white as snow The hardest thing was to let you go You filled my world and stole my heart You made me melt right from the start My miniature Eskimo with the pretty pink nose An amazing fur coat and dainty little toes Every time I rattle a bag I'll think of you and I'll be sad Each day I come home and go to the door It's hard to imagine you're not there anymore You were always there when I needed you To cuddle and love and to get me through My tiny little princess my loyal little friend My love for you will never end Blizzi my shimmering flower You have been lifted to a much higher power You earned your wings and your halo too God called you home because he needed you I know I'll meet you at the bridge when the time is right. Rest well my beautiful loving girl I will soon be in your sight. God bless you my furry little angel.

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Editor’s Note

The number one question our editors receive is—what do the editors and judges look for when judging the contest? The number one answer we give is creativity. Unlike prose, writing composed in everyday language, poetry is considered a creative art and requires a different type of effort and a certain level of depth. Of the thousands of poems entered in each contest, the ones that catch our judges’ eyes are the ones that remove us, even just slightly, from the scope of everyday life by using language that is interesting, specific, vivid, obscure, compelling, figurative, and so on. Oftentimes, poems are pulled aside for a second look based simply on certain words that intrigued the reader. So first and foremost, be sure your poetry is written using creative language. Take general ideas and make them personal. In his infamous book De/Compositions: 101 Good Poems Gone Wrong, W. D. Snodgrass imparts, “We cannot honestly discuss or represent our lives, any more than our poems, without using ideational language.”